Mike Jones (wide receiver, born 1992)

Mike Jones

No. 12     Edmonton Elks
Born:	(1992-11-02) November 2, 1992 (age 29) Toronto, Ontario
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	WR
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg)
College	Southern
High school	James Earl Rudder
CFL draft	2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 18
Drafted by	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2016–2019	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2021–present	Edmonton Elks
Career highlights and awards
SWAC Champion – 2013
Career stats
Receptions	101
Receiving yards	1,472
Receiving average	14.6
Receiving Touchdowns	4
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Mike Jones (born November 2, 1992) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football with the Southern Jaguars from 2012 to 2015.^[1]

College career[]

Jones played for four years in the Southern Jaguars football program, which included two SWAC West Division Titles. After minimal use his first season, Jones became a contributor in the offense and special teams. In 39 games played, Jones caught 49 passes for 919 yards and 6 touchdowns. As a returner, Jones had 16 kickoff returns for 237 yards, and his lone punt return went for 32 yards.^[2] His career highs in yards, touchdowns, and average yards per catch came during the 2013 season, which culminated in the Jaguars winning the 2013 SWAC Championship Game in double overtime. While attending Southern, Jones studied mass communications.

Professional career[]

Due to his Canadian citizenship, Jones was eligible to be drafted by Canadian Football League teams. He was drafted in the third round, 18th overall by the Tiger-Cats in the 2016 CFL Draft and he signed with the team on May 27, 2016.^[3] Jones was eased into the league during his rookie season by contributing as a special teamer, returning 6 kickoffs for 98 yards and one punt for 55 yards, as well as catching 2 passes on offense as a depth receiver. During the 2017 season, Jones' use on offense increased, although he was suspended for two games. In his first game back, Jones caught his first professional touchdown pass courtesy of a Jeremiah Masoli pass, and a June Jones challenge to overturn the call from incomplete to complete.^[4] The play occurred with Jone's 19-month-old son in attendance.

The 2018 season would be a breakout year for Jones, who developed a chemistry with now full-time starter and the Eastern Division's Most Outstanding Player candidate Masoli. Jones turned 49 catches into 841 yards and three scores, in addition to playing in his first playoff games, catching another touchdown. Jones' contributions were especially important to the Tiger-Cat's postseason goals given the season ending injuries to receivers Brandon Banks, Jalen Saunders, Chris Williams, and Terrence Toliver, as well as first overall draft pick Mark Chapman not reporting to the team. With a head coaching change and the emergence of Most Outstanding Rookie nominee Jaelon Acklin combined with the season ending injury to Masoli in 2019, Jones saw less use, but still provided quality depth for the Division Champion Tiger-cats who set the franchise record for wins in a season.^[5] During the 107th Grey Cup, Jones was unable to catch a deep pass, suffering an injury which turned out to be a torn labrum; despite the injury, Jones finished the game, a Ti-Cats loss. The defender in coverage was ironically also named Mike Jones, who had also caused the injury to Brandon Banks earlier in the game.^[6]

Jones became a free agent in February 2020, and signed with the Edmonton Football Team on January 4, 2021.^[7]

Career statistics[]

References[]

External links[]

• Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio